THE LETCOMBE BROOK PROJECT

Charity number: 1172111
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Letcombe Brook Project provides environmental management of the Letcombe Brook Corridor to maintain and enhance ecological diversity, minimise flooding and pollution and develop the Corridor as a green community resource. The Project obtains funding from the adjacent Local Authorities and contracts a Project Officer supported by Volunteers to implement the Trusts Objectives.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £61,273
Total expenditure: £42,124

Total income includes £17,500 from 3 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Oxfordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 March 2017: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE LETCOMBE BROOK TRUST (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Kiera Bentley Chair 22 May 2023
THE FARINGDON FOLLY TOWER TRUST
Received: On time
FARINGDON UNITED CHARITY CIO
Received: On time
Jane Elizabeth Prior Trustee 22 January 2026
None on record
Julian Fraser Taylor-Gadd Trustee 22 May 2023
None on record
Michael John Stead Trustee 19 April 2018
None on record
ANTHONY PAUL HARKER Trustee 23 March 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £110.92k £46.06k £96.42k £56.69k £61.27k
Total expenditure £91.56k £49.88k £90.34k £57.62k £42.12k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £37.19k £22.70k £75.91k N/A £17.50k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 23 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 23 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 05 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

05 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 14 November 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 14 November 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 November 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 November 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Mar 2017

Charitable objects

1. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE LETCOMBE BROOK CATCHMENT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROMOTING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE CONSERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE LETCOMBE BROOK CATCHMENT.

Contact information

Address:
Vale & Downland Museum
19 Church Street
WANTAGE
Oxfordshire
OX12 8BL
Phone:
07737639253
Email:
info@letcombebrook.org.uk
Website:

letcombebrook.org.uk